Helping kids with poor emotional regulation or anger management is tough! Here are some counseling ideas and activities to help support them.
two fun games to use in classroom guidance lessons or small group counseling to teach and practice self control strategies -Counselor Keri
The Anger Iceberg represents the idea that, although anger is displayed outwardly, other emotions may be hidden beneath the surface. These other feelings—such...
Have you ever thought about using wordless videos in your speech therapy lessons? It increases engagement! Start with these videos...
Help your students refocus on their goals and identify the strengths they have that will help them persevere and finish the school year strong with this fun perseverance activity!
Use this educational anxiety worksheet in with students individually, in small group counseling groups, or whole group lesson. This worksheet pairs well with a lesson on anxiety, provides a definition of anxiety for students, and allows space for students to identify and reflect on their own anxiety...
Therapy Resources: We provide mental health professionals with worksheets, group activities, & more!
Therapy Resources: We provide mental health professionals with worksheets, group activities, & more!
Sharing all of the resilience books for kids I use with my resiliency skills group counseling program, Bounce Back in person and virtually.
Therapy Resources: We provide mental health professionals with worksheets, group activities, & more!
Want to teach kids about resilience? Try these hands-on activities in your classroom guidance lessons or small group counseling sessions!
Use this list of free resources to use as social emotional learning activities to help you work with kids and young adults. As a special educator for 10 years, I can say without a doubt that we need more social emotional learning supports for kids and young adults. Some of my best days in the classr
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Activities have the power to engage mental health clients in groups where they learn knowledge and skills to cope with the challenges they face. Use these activities to make your groups fun.
Find this colouring sheet in a 2 pack with an "Exploring Values" worksheet, here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1731446257/values-and-strengths-coloring-worksheets?ref=listings_manager_grid This strengths worksheet is great for both youth and adult therapy clients! Choose a color for each statement in the key at the bottom of the page, and then color each strength in the heart accordingly. This therapy tool allows you to see how personal strengths have changed over time, and continue to change and develop. I've had clients choose to color while we talk, and seeing how they choose to color the heart often gives us something else to talk about! Encourages emotional learning, self-reflection, and personal growth. Colouring is also a great relaxation, mindfulness, coping skill activity for anxiety or stress. This instant download PDF will be available to print immediately at home or at your favourite print shop, formatted to a standard 8.5" by 11" size. Enjoy!
Looking for an introductory First Grade Self Control Activity? Your students will love this fun story and craft for practice!
Last year, I found a great idea for introducing myself to my students. It worked so well that I decided to do it again this year! The original idea came from Wanda P., a school counselor on the ASCAScene web forum. (If you aren't a member of ASCA, I recommend it just for the discussion forum alone. It's been a lifesaver at times.) I use Mrs. Potato Head to introduce the various parts of my job as Elementary School Counselor. I bring her in a bag to each class and have the kids help me put her back together again. As I take out each part, we talk about how that part helps me do my job. I created a handout that outlines what we go over in class and serves as a coloring page that students can give their parents to let them know who I am and what I do, too! Click here to download a copy of the Mrs. Potato Head handout and lesson plan. NEW!!! Click here to download a copy of Mr. Potato Head handout and lesson plan. The kids love Mrs. Potato Head and I leave her up all year in my office to remind the students what we talked about in class. It's a great way to start the new school year!
CBT activities are the perfect for school counselors looking for effective and reusable materials for individual counseling with kids.
Inside Out is a great movie to help kids learn about their emotions! Here are my Inside Out Discussion Questions to help kids further process the story and their own feelings!
"I loathed every minute, but it saved me."
The four corners icebreaker game is one of my favorites! It's quick and easy. It will get people up and moving. Read the full directions here.
Put peacemaking skills at your students��� fingertips with Conflict Cubes they make themselves. This resource encourages collaborative efforts to develop creative and meaningful solutions to common conflicts. Includes directions and a reproducible.
Anxiety and worry consume us. A worry tree can help. Distinguish between your hypothetical worries and genuine problems. Respond to "what if" scenarios effectively. Learn how applying this psychological technique is a great way to secure your mental health.
Resilience is one of my favorite topics to teach and one of my favorite small groups to run. I always include goal setting, identifying problems, coping skills, healthy habits, and positive relationships as components to being resilient. Here are 6 tools for teaching resilience that help bring those components and your resiliency lessons to life.
